Visitor trips
Travel from mainland China to the U.S.
Latest complete annual observation
1,562,458
2025 · Visitor trips
Change since 2019
−1,267,512 (-44.8%)
Prior year: −63,502 (-3.9%)
Sources, definitions & limits
Arrivals include business and family travel, not just tourism. U.S. travel to mainland China uses current air-travel estimates. Country attribution follows each source, not necessarily the last departure point.
NTTO I-94 overnight visitor trips by country of residence, qualified visa types; all purposes, not unique people or leisure-only visitors
Official annual total; may differ from revised monthly sums.
Compare U.S. visits to mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau side by side.
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What the numbers mean
Students are not departures. Enrolled-only counts, enrollment including OPT, degree mobility, and credit study abroad are separate populations. None is a border-crossing count.
Trips are not unique tourists. NTTO covers overnight visits and all purposes. Destination arrival series can include same-day visits. Leisure-only data are shown only when explicitly reported.
Trade follows exports. U.S. imports are partner → U.S. BEA uses balance-of-payments accounting. Macau goods use Comtrade customs data: exports FOB, imports CIF. Services exclude affiliate sales.
Comparisons use the pre-pandemic 2019 baseline. Missing, zero or incompatible 2019 observations do not produce a percentage change. Full annual history and prior-year changes provide context; no causal effect is claimed.
Compare mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau
Travel to the U.S.
Visitor trips · Same year range; separate vertical scales.
Mainland China
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Sources: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office.
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Hong Kong and Macau
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Sources: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office.
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Mainland China
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Hong Kong and Macau
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Exact values, definitions and unavailable series
Mainland China
Source: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office · Workbook modified 2026-03-24 14:05:25. Latest: 2025.
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 249,441 | observed |
| 2001 | 232,416 | observed |
| 2002 | 225,565 | observed |
| 2003 | 157,326 | observed |
| 2004 | 202,544 | observed |
| 2005 | 270,272 | observed |
| 2006 | 320,450 | observed |
| 2007 | 397,405 | observed |
| 2008 | 492,958 | observed |
| 2009 | 524,817 | observed |
| 2010 | 801,738 | observed |
| 2011 | 1,112,287 | observed |
| 2012 | 1,465,503 | observed |
| 2013 | 1,872,033 | observed |
| 2014 | 2,224,787 | observed |
| 2015 | 2,628,570 | observed |
| 2016 | 3,049,942 | observed |
| 2017 | 3,173,915 | observed |
| 2018 | 2,991,813 | observed |
| 2019 | 2,829,970 | observed |
| 2020 | 378,080 | observed |
| 2021 | 191,776 | observed |
| 2022 | 368,111 | observed |
| 2023 | 1,078,056 | observed |
| 2024 | 1,625,960 | observed |
| 2025 | 1,562,458 | observed |
Hong Kong
Source: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office · Workbook modified 2026-03-24 14:05:25. Latest: 2025.
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 203,300 | observed |
| 2001 | 170,267 | observed |
| 2002 | 135,409 | observed |
| 2003 | 114,112 | observed |
| 2004 | 123,335 | observed |
| 2005 | 135,108 | observed |
| 2006 | 137,278 | observed |
| 2007 | 142,419 | observed |
| 2008 | 139,359 | observed |
| 2009 | 116,023 | observed |
| 2010 | 131,712 | observed |
| 2011 | 130,986 | observed |
| 2012 | 132,706 | observed |
| 2013 | 126,887 | observed |
| 2014 | 122,693 | observed |
| 2015 | 133,491 | observed |
| 2016 | 132,654 | observed |
| 2017 | 147,168 | observed |
| 2018 | 151,740 | observed |
| 2019 | 155,243 | observed |
| 2020 | 22,631 | observed |
| 2021 | 9,814 | observed |
| 2022 | 43,204 | observed |
| 2023 | 93,280 | observed |
| 2024 | 106,299 | observed |
| 2025 | 86,692 | observed |
Macau
Source: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office · Workbook modified 2026-03-24 14:05:25. Latest: 2025.
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,077 | observed |
| 2001 | 3,195 | observed |
| 2002 | 2,377 | observed |
| 2003 | 2,209 | observed |
| 2004 | 2,366 | observed |
| 2005 | 2,986 | observed |
| 2006 | 2,958 | observed |
| 2007 | 3,260 | observed |
| 2008 | 3,573 | observed |
| 2009 | 3,171 | observed |
| 2010 | 3,469 | observed |
| 2011 | 3,452 | observed |
| 2012 | 3,661 | observed |
| 2013 | 3,207 | observed |
| 2014 | 3,258 | observed |
| 2015 | 3,581 | observed |
| 2016 | 4,401 | observed |
| 2017 | 5,104 | observed |
| 2018 | 4,630 | observed |
| 2019 | 3,550 | observed |
| 2020 | 1,646 | observed |
| 2021 | 967 | observed |
| 2022 | 1,717 | observed |
| 2023 | 3,265 | observed |
| 2024 | 3,921 | observed |
| 2025 | 3,409 | observed |
Travel from the U.S.
Visitor trips · Same year range; separate vertical scales.
Hong Kong and Macau
Chart notes
Sources: Hong Kong Tourism Board; Macao Government Tourism Office / DSEC. Hong Kong: residence through 2022, nationality from 2023. Macau: travel-document issuing place (residence before April 2015). Trips, not people. MGTO: commercial reuse permission unverified.
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Hong Kong and Macau
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Sources: Hong Kong Tourism Board; Macao Government Tourism Office / DSEC. Hong Kong: residence through 2022, nationality from 2023. Macau: travel-document issuing place (residence before April 2015). Trips, not people. MGTO: commercial reuse permission unverified.
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Exact values, definitions and unavailable series
Mainland China
No current U.S.-origin all-mode visitor table verified in mainland official releases; historic arrivals are not spliced to air-passenger proxies.
Hong Kong
Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board · HKTDC U.S. Market Profile, 2026; HKTB nationality counts 2023-2025. Latest: 2025.
| Period | Value | Status | Population definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 966,008 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2001 | 935,717 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2002 | 1,000,844 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2003 | 683,791 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2004 | 1,051,696 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2005 | 1,143,089 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2006 | 1,159,025 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2007 | 1,230,927 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2008 | 1,146,364 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2009 | 1,070,073 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2010 | 1,171,419 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2011 | 1,212,336 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2012 | 1,184,757 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2013 | 1,109,841 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2014 | 1,130,566 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2015 | 1,181,024 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2016 | 1,211,539 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2017 | 1,215,629 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2018 | 1,304,232 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2019 | 1,107,165 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2020 | 80,825 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2021 | 1,365 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2022 | 25,987 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. country of residence, republished by C&SD/MGTO; not U.S. nationality, unique people or leisure-only tourists |
| 2023 | 596,958 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. nationality, as republished in HKTDC's U.S. Market Profile; not U.S. residence, unique people, leisure-only tourists or air-survey estimates |
| 2024 | 884,262 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. nationality, as republished in HKTDC's U.S. Market Profile; not U.S. residence, unique people, leisure-only tourists or air-survey estimates |
| 2025 | 1,026,030 | observed | HKTB all-mode visitor arrivals attributed to U.S. nationality, as republished in HKTDC's U.S. Market Profile; not U.S. residence, unique people, leisure-only tourists or air-survey estimates |
Macau
Source: Macao Government Tourism Office / DSEC · MGTO December 2025. Latest: 2025.
| Period | Value | Status | Population definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74,353 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2001 | 73,607 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2002 | 76,904 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2003 | 56,642 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2004 | 95,090 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2005 | 121,889 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2006 | 146,468 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2007 | 202,137 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; includes non-resident workers and students; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2008 | 203,198 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2009 | 179,500 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2010 | 188,254 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2011 | 196,065 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2012 | 188,730 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2013 | 179,527 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2014 | 181,457 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of residence; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2015 | 182,532 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by mixed residence/document-issue transition; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2016 | 190,885 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2017 | 186,378 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2018 | 201,810 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2019 | 199,800 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2020 | 13,489 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2021 | 171 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2022 | 1,777 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2023 | 93,814 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2024 | 147,941 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
| 2025 | 162,460 | observed | MGTO/DSEC U.S.-attributed arrivals by place of issue of travel document; same-day and overnight trips, not unique people |
Travel from the U.S.
U.S. air travel · Same year range; separate vertical scales.
Mainland China
Chart notes
Sources: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office / SIAT. Survey estimates of air trips by U.S. residents, not all-mode travel or unique people.
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Hong Kong and Macau
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Sources: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office / SIAT. Survey estimates of air trips by U.S. residents, not all-mode travel or unique people.
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Mainland China
Chart notes
Sources: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office / SIAT. Survey estimates of air trips by U.S. residents, not all-mode travel or unique people.
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Hong Kong and Macau
Chart notes
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Exact values, definitions and unavailable series
Mainland China
Source: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office / SIAT · NTTO public SIAT outbound monitor; 6 October 2026. Latest: 2025.
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 644,000 | estimated |
| 2001 | 682,000 | estimated |
| 2002 | 725,000 | estimated |
| 2003 | 562,000 | estimated |
| 2004 | 1,067,000 | estimated |
| 2005 | 1,295,000 | estimated |
| 2006 | 1,327,000 | estimated |
| 2007 | 1,374,000 | estimated |
| 2008 | 1,201,000 | estimated |
| 2009 | 1,182,000 | estimated |
| 2010 | 1,254,000 | estimated |
| 2011 | 1,108,000 | estimated |
| 2012 | 1,140,000 | estimated |
| 2013 | 1,132,000 | estimated |
| 2014 | 1,139,000 | estimated |
| 2015 | 1,213,000 | estimated |
| 2016 | 1,300,000 | estimated |
| 2017 | 1,380,000 | estimated |
| 2018 | 1,587,000 | estimated |
| 2019 | 1,568,000 | estimated |
| 2020 | 89,000 | estimated |
| 2021 | 5,000 | estimated |
| 2022 | 38,000 | estimated |
| 2023 | 637,000 | estimated |
| 2024 | 753,000 | estimated |
| 2025 | 842,000 | estimated |
Hong Kong
Source: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office / SIAT · NTTO public SIAT outbound monitor; 6 October 2026. Latest: 2025.
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 832,000 | estimated |
| 2001 | 732,000 | estimated |
| 2002 | 749,000 | estimated |
| 2003 | 489,000 | estimated |
| 2004 | 738,000 | estimated |
| 2005 | 921,000 | estimated |
| 2006 | 904,000 | estimated |
| 2007 | 968,000 | estimated |
| 2008 | 924,000 | estimated |
| 2009 | 788,000 | estimated |
| 2010 | 713,000 | estimated |
| 2011 | 676,000 | estimated |
| 2012 | 627,000 | estimated |
| 2013 | 551,000 | estimated |
| 2014 | 523,000 | estimated |
| 2015 | 557,000 | estimated |
| 2016 | 562,000 | estimated |
| 2017 | 575,000 | estimated |
| 2018 | 627,000 | estimated |
| 2019 | 538,000 | estimated |
| 2020 | 39,000 | low_reliability |
| 2022 | 76,000 | low_reliability |
| 2023 | 294,000 | estimated |
| 2024 | 376,000 | estimated |
| 2025 | 562,000 | estimated |
Macau
Reviewed SIAT estimates cover U.S.-resident air travel to mainland China and Hong Kong only. Other directions are unverified; missing estimates are not zero or all-mode arrivals.